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Dead at age 41
285 Notable deaths
John Hodiak
American actor of ukrainian descent (1914-1955).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1955 at 41 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Glenn McQueen
Canadian animator (1960-2002).
Born December 24th, 1960 in Toronto.
Died October 29th, 2002 at 41 years old in Berkeley (melanoma).
Gregory Jarvis
American astronaut (1944-1986).
Born August 24th, 1944 in Detroit.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 41 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Virginia Weidler
American actress (1927-1968).
Born March 21st, 1927 in Eagle Rock.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Luke Letlow
American politician (1979-2020).
Born December 6th, 1979 in Monroe.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 41 years old in Shreveport (COVID-19). [ref]
Bud Powell
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born September 27th, 1924 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1966 at 41 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Orde Wingate
British army officer, creator of the chindit mission in world war ii.
Born February 26th, 1903 in Nainital. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1944 at 41 years old in Kingdom of Manipur. [ref]
Laurel Clark
Nasa astronaut, medical doctor, united states navy captain, and space shuttle mission specialist (1961-2003).
Born March 10th, 1961 in Ames.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 41 years old in Texas.
Odilo Globočnik
Ss officer (1904-1945).
Born April 21st, 1904 in Trieste.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 41 years old in Paternion (cyanide poisoning).
William C. McCool
U.s. navy commander, nasa astronaut and the pilot of space shuttle columbia which was destroyed during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere in 2003.
Born September 23rd, 1961 in San Diego.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 41 years old in Texas.
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